40 Minutes In The Old Testament Isaiah 57:11- 58:7 (Episode 499)
Feb 27, 2026
A lively look at Israel's empty idols and what it means to take refuge in God. A discussion on fear, self-deception, and how true worship is trust, not ritual. Exploration of God's corrective anger and the promise of messianic hope. A sharp critique of hypocritical fasting and a call to a fast of justice: feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and stop being a bad neighbor.
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Idolatry Is Taking Refuge In Something
- Idolatry Is What You Take Refuge In, Not Just What You Bow To.
- Chad Bird points out that worship is where you find safety, so fearing man drives idolatry and causes people to forget God.
Idols Are Chaff Before The Wind
- Idols Are Utterly Weightless Compared To God Who Grants Lasting Security.
- Daniel Emery Price uses the image of idols as chaff blown away while those who take refuge in God inherit the land and God’s holy mountain.
The High God Is With The Crushed And Lowly
- God Dwells With The Contrite And Revives The Lowly After The Law Crushes Them.
- Chad Bird explains Isaiah 57:15 as God being high and holy yet present to revive those made contrite by the law so he can then exalt them.
